Appeal No. 2003-1200
Application No. 09/319,142
which is claim 32, stands withdrawn from further consideration by
the examiner.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a gemstone
comprising a plate-shaped support having a surface with a
plurality of pyramid-shaped depressions, each depression having a
pyramid angle formed between adjoining faces, and a vapor phase
deposit layer comprising a precious stone layer applied on the
plate-shaped support wherein the precious stone layer includes an
underside having a plurality of pyramid-shaped projections
arranged to correspondingly fit a respective one of the pyramid-
shaped depressions. Further details of this appealed subject
matter are set forth in representative independent claim 16 which
reads as follows:
16. Gemstone comprising:
a plate-shaped support having a surface with a
plurality of pyramid-shaped depressions, each of said
pyramid-shaped depressions having a pyramid angle
formed between adjoining faces of said at least one
pyramid-shaped depression; and
a vapor phase deposit layer comprising a precious
stone layer applied on said plate-shaped support in a
selected orientation, said precious gemstone layer
having an upper surface facing away from said
plate-shaped support and an underside, said underside
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